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From the archive: Experimental Vehicles – Ro-Railers: Ahead of their time or overtaken by events?

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Sam Hewitt

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24th June 2020

A new type of vehicle for use on both road and rail was trialled in the early 1930s, but never caught on. Alan Dale considers whether early road-rail vehicles were too advanced for their time. The Ro-railer, or road-rail vehicle, is an innovation that has flickered in and out of fashion and topicality, with changing…
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From the archive: A narrow gauge railway under south London

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Sam Hewitt

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17th June 2020

Keith Fender reports on the construction of the Northern Line extension to Battersea, which has necessitated the construction of a narrow gauge railway under south London – albeit a temporary one. MAJOR tunnelling projects are normally accompanied by construction railways using locos designed for mining and tunnelling – by their nature these railways are temporary…
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ARCHIVE: Getting Farringdon ready for the Elizabeth Line

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Sam Hewitt

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10th June 2020

Keith Fender was given an exclusive tour of Farringdon, one of the major interchange points on the £16billion project.
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Heritage Profile: The Wensleydale Railway

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Sam Hewitt

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5th June 2020

Running through some of the best scenery North Yorkshire offers, the Wensleydale Railway is a relative newcomer to the heritage and tourist railway sector.
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From Ukraine with love? Railway photographer shadowed by the state

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Sam Hewitt

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3rd June 2020

Mark Darby takes a trip to the former Soviet country of Ukraine – an adventure which presented him with more than a few problems, including the discovery he’d been under surveillance for days… as a suspected terrorist!
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Tragedy on the West Coast Main Line: Defining moment in level crossing use

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Sam Hewitt

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14th May 2020

In the last part of our mini-series looking back to events of 50 years ago, The Railway Magazine considers a tragic accident that took place in early January 1968 on a section of the West Coast Main Line.
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Boris Johnson predicts “glorious future” for Llangollen Railway

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Gareth Evans

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13th May 2020

Prime minister Boris Johnson said in Parliament today that the Llangollen Railway (LR) has “a glorious future ahead.” It came on the same day the railway announced its Covid-19 appeal had received approximately £75,000 in share purchases and donations, helping to secure its future. Mr Johnson’s statement came after the LR’s local Westminster representative, Simon…
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The story of London’s little-known narrow gauge underground line

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Sam Hewitt

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23rd April 2020

Heritage Railway visited the latest and most unusual tourist attraction to open in the capital.
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Here’s what you didn’t know about Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid CBE

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Sam Hewitt

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22nd April 2020

In a historical review of locomotive engineers, Heritage Railway magazine highlights the career of Oliver Vaughan Snell Bulleid – who passed away 50 years ago.
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From the archive: Princess in waiting

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Shannon Butcher

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20th April 2020

The Railway Magazine Archive | April 1990 | Words: Chris Milner The year 1990 looks likely to be a vintage one for steam fans, with the return of several newly-refurbished big engines to the mainline. Chris Milner reports on the steady progress being made with just one of them—Stanier ‘Princess Royal’ Paciﬁc No. 46203 ‘Princess…
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